Leroy Smith, Tekken 7's most recent DLC character alongside Ganryu, has been a thorn in the game's competitive side since he launched in December of last year. Even on the day of his release, many pro players were quick to note just how powerful Leroy was, and then once people learned how to use him, his strength became abundantly clear.

Huge damage, crazy parries, deadly moves that were infuriatingly safe to throw out -- Leroy had it all. He was such a problem that the first major Tekken Tournament of 2020 -- Evo Japan -- was all but ruined by his involvement. Not only did a player using Leory win the whole thing, but six different players in the top eight used Leroy to get there. Without a doubt, he's the most overpowered character Tekken 7 has had since the game hit consoles in 2017.

Fortunately, Leroy's time in the spotlight may have finally come to an end. Obviously it's a little too early to say whether he's still the best character in Tekken 7, but he's been heavily nerfed via patch 3.21, which is available to download now. The update only includes Leroy-specific balance adjustments, knocking down the damage for many of his moves and stripping away some of their most powerful properties. You can check out the full patch notes here.

Do you think this is the end of Leroy Smith? Throw out a casual parry in the comments section below.

Robert's been a dedicated PlayStation fan since the days of Tekken 2, and he still loves a good dust up. When he's not practising combos, he's usually getting lost in the latest 100-hour RPG, or, y'know, replaying The Witcher 3.

Oh hopefully this sorts things. It literally ruined the game and made all competitive play exceedingly boring. Now let’s see who emerges as the newest OP character thanks to whatever this update breaks...

I'm surprised they continued on with the tournament since it was clear he was far too powerful, if you have so many top players quickly turn to the same character and everyone saying including fans watching he's far to powerful that surely must have lit up some lightbulbs who were in charge of the event